New Rates Adopted for New York Water Service Corporation

Three-Year Plan Means Increases in Year One

The New York State Public Service Commission recently adopted a three-year rate plan for New York Water Service Corporation that will result in three annual revenue increases of $1.9 million, up 8.47 percent; $.4 million, up 1.6 percent; and $.5 million, up 1.95 percent, effective February 6, 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively.

NIFA Concerns Over Energy Tax Repeal

Gives 60-Day Window to Address Budget Issues

Not even a week into his new term as County Executive, Ed Mangano received a letter from the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) questioning his plans for the county’s fiscal situation.

2009: The Year in Review

HS Sports Teams Shine; GOP Regains Control of County Legislature

Politics and sports were the big stories coming out of Massapequa in 2009.

In politics, Massapequa, a village at the heart of the Republican coalition in Nassau County, will see one of its lawmakers play a major role in the governance of the county. That will happen in the person of Peter J. Schmitt, the longtime county legislator representing Massapequa. When the GOP lost control of the county legislature in 1999, Schmitt assumed the role of minority leader. He held that post throughout the 2000s and when the GOP won back control of the legislature in November 2009, Schmitt became majority leader for the legislature that convened in January.

“We are thrilled to be taking over the majority,” a happy Schmitt said after the GOP won control of the legislature. “We look forward to doing what we told the residents we would do. We are going to repeal that home energy tax and we’re going to cut spending and we are going to repair the institutional integrity of the legislature.”

No Arrests Made in Larceny Chase

Suspects Flee the Scene; Leaving a Four-Year Old in the Car Behind Them

No arrests have been made in a bizarre chase, one in which larceny suspects fled the scene of an accident, leaving a four-and-a-half year old child alone in their vehicle.

In what a Nassau County detective called “despicable behavior,” the entire incident occurred in Massapequa on Monday, Jan. 11 at 3:54 p.m. when a stolen vehicle struck a residence.

Detectives said that a Fifth Precinct Police officer, while on routine patrol in the parking lot of 941 Carmans Ave., attempted to stop a 2008 Hyundai stolen from New York City on Sept. 11, 2009.

A Different Leader Chosen in Trying Times

Mangano Supporters Seek ‘A New Beginning’ at Inauguration

Heralded as the salt of the earth, honored as David victorious over Goliath, and lauded as an honest working man, proud to have been a janitor who put himself through law school, Edward P. Mangano was sworn in as Nassau County Executive on New Year’s Day to a crowd of supporters and a stage full of dignitaries who called for this very different county leader to embody the start of a new era for Nassau.

Big Promises After Big Win From Nassau County GOP Legislators

Assure Lower Costs, Same Service, No New Taxes at Inauguration

The ticket that County Executive Edward P. Mangano rode to victory was the same one that Republican candidates used in Nassau County to regain a majority in the legislature this November – lower spending, fees and taxes.

Students Join in ‘LI Sings the Beatles’

Local Youth to Perform Beatles Songs

The Dix Hills Performing Arts Center and the John Lennon Center for Music and Technology, will present “Long Island Sings the Beatles,” featuring the best of Long Island high school vocal talent and a few college students, singing popular Beatles hits.

Lawmakers Repeal Home Energy Tax

Edward Mangano Set to Sign Bill Into Law

The final 2009 meeting of the Nassau County Legislature was highlighted with the expected repeal of the home energy tax.

BOT Deals With Safety Issues at Massapequa High School

As the year comes to a close, the Village of Massapequa Park held public meetings, dealing with the usual issues of traffic and commercial construction.

Tom Suozzi’s Legacy As County Executive

Time Will Tell Its Story

On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi held a farewell party at the Garden City Hotel. He reflected on his years as county executive in front of staff members and supporters.